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PSN(PS3) Hacked, Again....

  • hoops23
    Hopefully Sony IS using this time to not only restructure their security, but also adding in key online features.
  • Midstate01
    I may sound stupid asking, but what exactly is cross game chat?
  • imex99
    sony press conference: http://www.irwebcasting.com/live/110501/02/293c6325f4/index.html

    PSN outage 'goodwill gesture' includes a free download, 30 days free PlayStation Plus, Qriocity: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/01/psn-outage-plus-qriocity-free/

    Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon."

    Two days ago, a PlayStation Blog Q&A post mentioned that the company was considering a "goodwill gesture" to PSN users (and sure, why not Qriocity users too) put out by the two-week outage. The company will likely have to provide much more dramatic gestures to appease all the government organizations who have taken interest in the case (and, you know, that enormous data leak).

    Sony "Executive Deputy President" Kaz Hirai has yet to take the stage, so there may be more details forthcoming, like the exact date of PSN reactivation.
  • bo shemmy3337
    Whomever hacked it did a great job IMO lol.
  • Go4alOngbOmB
    Whomever hacked it scored my happy ass some free swag in the next few weeks....score one for the consumer.....

    (I'm almost convinced that was the hackers goal to begin with, FORCE Sony to satisfy the customer)
  • hoops23
    A free month of PS+, a free download of something, and "more plans in the work" sounds great to me..

    However, I know Sony is going to juice up PS+ during that month to make it seem like a great thing to get as many new subscribers as possible... Sony will look to profit off of this as much as the consumer is.
  • Tobias Fünke
    bo shemmy3337;756679 wrote:Whomever hacked it did a great job IMO lol.
    Go4alOngbOmB;756829 wrote:Whomever hacked it scored my happy ass some free swag in the next few weeks....score one for the consumer.....

    Shouldn't it be "whoever," as it's the subject and not an object?
  • Midstate01
    Saw on the bottom-line on CNN, while watching this bin laden coverage, that playstation expects the psn to be up this week
  • Go4alOngbOmB
    Tobias Fünke;756848 wrote:Shouldn't it be "whoever," as it's the subject and not an object?
    Thats why I was a darned dum near communications public relations business administrations major in college.....


    SO I could pay my secretary to spell check and edit the grammar mistakes in all my documents.

    It's been working out well for me to this point...
  • Tobias Fünke
    Go4alOngbOmB;756877 wrote:Thats why I was a darned dum near communications public relations business administrations major in college.....


    SO I could pay my secretary to spell check and edit the grammar mistakes in all my documents.

    It's been working out well for me to this point...

    Whatever that was just melted my brain..
  • Bigred1995
    imex99;755633 wrote:sony press conference: http://www.irwebcasting.com/live/110501/02/293c6325f4/index.html

    PSN outage 'goodwill gesture' includes a free download, 30 days free PlayStation Plus, Qriocity: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/01/psn-outage-plus-qriocity-free/

    Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon."

    Two days ago, a PlayStation Blog Q&A post mentioned that the company was considering a "goodwill gesture" to PSN users (and sure, why not Qriocity users too) put out by the two-week outage. The company will likely have to provide much more dramatic gestures to appease all the government organizations who have taken interest in the case (and, you know, that enormous data leak).

    Sony "Executive Deputy President" Kaz Hirai has yet to take the stage, so there may be more details forthcoming, like the exact date of PSN reactivation.
    You wanna know the ironic part about these free services? You're gonna have to give them a credit card!
  • I Wear Pants
    SOE Confirms Security Breach
    24.6 million SOE accounts may have been stolen.

    http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1165583p1.html
    The personal information of the approximately 24.6 million SOE accounts that was illegally obtained, to the extent it had been provided to SOE, is as follows:

    - name

    - address

    - e-mail address

    - birthdate

    - gender

    - phone number

    - login name

    - hashed password.

    In addition to the information above, the 10,700 direct debit records from accounts in Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Spain, include:

    - bank account number

    - customer name

    - account name

    - customer address.
    Sony is getting fucked hard by whoever is doing this.
  • I Wear Pants
    Midstate01;752604 wrote:I may sound stupid asking, but what exactly is cross game chat?
    Let's say you and I are friends. You're playing Madden, I'm playing Call of Duty. We're voice chatting together while playing our seperate games. That's cross game chat.
  • bases_loaded
    I Wear Pants;757696 wrote:Let's say you and I are friends. You're playing Madden, I'm playing Call of Duty. We're voice chatting together while playing our seperate games. That's cross game chat.

    And ghey
  • I Wear Pants
    That was implied of course.
  • Midstate01
    I haven't had my ps3 on for over a month and a half while we moved to Hawaii. Thursday I'll have the Internet again. Can I use my mlbtv subscription??
  • Bigred1995
    Midstate01;757948 wrote:I haven't had my ps3 on for over a month and a half while we moved to Hawaii. Thursday I'll have the Internet again. Can I use my mlbtv subscription??

    If it requires connecting to the PSN, no; but, they may have services up by Thursday!
  • WebFire
    Wow. I cannot believe how long this outage is.
  • karen lotz
    Midstate01;757948 wrote:I haven't had my ps3 on for over a month and a half while we moved to Hawaii. Thursday I'll have the Internet again. Can I use my mlbtv subscription??


    If PSN isn't up, you won't be able to use it. Can still watch on your computer obviously.
  • I Wear Pants
    Midstate01;757948 wrote:I haven't had my ps3 on for over a month and a half while we moved to Hawaii. Thursday I'll have the Internet again. Can I use my mlbtv subscription??

    Where in Hawaii did you move?
  • Midstate01
    karen lotz;758154 wrote:If PSN isn't up, you won't be able to use it. Can still watch on your computer obviously.

    But not in hd. Boooo
  • Midstate01
    I Wear Pants;758176 wrote:Where in Hawaii did you move?

    Hickam afb on Oahu
  • karen lotz
    Midstate01;758195 wrote:But not in hd. Boooo

    True, but better than nothing.
  • Midstate01
    karen lotz;758208 wrote:True, but better than nothing.

    Actually, I'll just watch it on my ipad2!! Didn't even think of that!
  • I Wear Pants
    Midstate01;758196 wrote:Hickam afb on Oahu
    Cool. Get some ice cream from Bubbies some time. Especially their mochi.